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Ishmael: A Novel by Daniel Quinn (Paperback, 1995)
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The narrator of this extraordinary tale is a man in search for truth. "You are the teacher?". he asks incredulously. "I am the teacher," the gorilla replies. Is it man's destiny to rule the world?.
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One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following among readers and critics alike. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author, as well as an excerpt from My Ishmael. One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author. A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny. -TheNew York Times Book Review Teacher Seeks Pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person. It was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime. So begins an utterly unique and captivating novel. It is the story of a man who embarks on a highly provocative intellectual adventure with a gorilla-a journey of the mind and spirit that changes forever the way he sees the world and humankind's place in it. In Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity's origins and its relationship with nature, in search of an answer to this challenging question- How can we save the world from ourselves? Explore Daniel Quinn's spiritual Ishmael trilogy- ISHMAEL .MY ISHMAEL .THE STORY OF B Praise for Ishmael As suspenseful, inventive, and socially urgent as any fiction or nonfiction you are likely to read this or any other year. -The Austin Chronicle Before we're halfway through this slim book . . . we're in Daniel Quinn's grip, we want Ishmael to teach us how to save the planet from ourselves. We want to change our lives. -The Washington Post Arthur Koestler, in an essay in which he wondered whether mankind would go the way of the dinosaur, formulated what he called the Dinosaur's Prayer- 'Lord, a little more time!' Ishmael does its bit to answer that prayer and may just possibly have bought us all a little more time. -Los Angeles TimesProduct Identifiers
PublisherBantam Interactive Technology Doubleday Dell Publishing Group INC International Concepts
ISBN-100553375407
ISBN-139780553375404
eBay Product ID (ePID)91948607
Product Key Features
Book TitleIshmael: a Novel
AuthorDaniel Quinn
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral Fiction, Books
Publication Year1995
GenreGeneral & Literary Fiction
Number of Pages336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height202mm
Item Width131mm
Weight248g
Volume1
Height210mm
Width136mm
Item Weight272g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDaniel Quinn
Spine19mm
Series TitleIshmael Series
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 26 Jul, 2024
Ecological, spiritual, philosophical.. along lines of sophies world but earth oriented and mind. A laster forever in mind this one is, and permeates
Excellent condition for a wonderful impermeating read, thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Apr, 2017
Life changing
Wonderful book! I've bought it 5 times cause I loan it out and it never comes back because it changes people's livesVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 Aug, 2016
Ishmael
So where did it all go wrong, why is the human race on a self destruct highway, why do some instigate the most evil deeds and the masses go along with the crime. Well Ishmael brings the answers but not without asking the questions first.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
